New group aims to advocate for Jersey City Hispanic business owners
JERSEY CITY -- Hispanic business owners in Jersey City now have a united voice. The Hispanic American Commerce Association of Jersey City, more than 200 members strong, was formed in November to work with the city to address concerns on issues that include drug-dealing near businesses, city inspections and access to funds and grants. "This is something everyone was waiting for to happen," HACA President Hipolito Ovalles said. Ovalles said he expects the organization to reach 400 members quickl..>> view originalJersey City cop charged with robbing, assaulting brother-in-law
JERSEY CITY -- A Jersey City police officer and his brother have been charged robbing their brother-in-law and fracturing the man's face during an assault Sunday night on Kensington Avenue. Md Khan, 24, of Ogden Avenue, and his brother, Abdus Khan, 38, of Summit Avenue, are charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, aggravated assault and threatening to kill their brother-in-law at about 11 p.m. Sunday night. "These are very serious charges and as a result, Officer (Md) Khan was suspended imm..>> view originalJersey City has 2 new loan programs for small businesses, start-ups
Jersey City has launched two loan programs to serve local small business owners and people looking to start a business, especially in those areas most in need, city officials announced. The EDA Microloan Fund is offering loans between $1,000 and $5,000 at interest rates based on the Wall Street Journal prime rate (currently 3.5 percent). The program is funded by $70,000 in unused funds from the Federal Economic Development Authority. The second program, the Small Business Investors Fund, is a ..>> view originalPoll: Should a Jersey City councilman's noise control ordinance be ...
library07.jpg Rich Boggiano, who represents Ward C on the City Council, has proposed a new law that he hopes will bring more peace and quiet to city neighborhoods. The measure, up for final adoption at tonight's council meeting, would implement decibel caps on noise coming from residential and commercial properties. Reena Rose Sibayan | Jersey Journal File Photo (REENA ROSE SIBAYAN) A Jersey City coun..>> view original'Parks and Recreation' star coming to Jersey City
Nick Offerman, best known as the Libertarian hero Ron Swanson on sitcom "Parks and Recreation," will visit Jersey City on April 5 to discuss his newest book. Offerman will speak with actor Patrick Wilson about Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers, which was released in May and is coming out in paperback on April 5. Newark Avenue bookstore Word is sponsoring the event, which will take place at the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre. "Parks and Recreation"..>> view originalJersey City groups want national search for new chief planner
AN OPEN LETTER TO JERSEY CITY MAYOR STEVE FULOP A new era for Jersey City begins with the news of the retirement of longtime Director of City Planning Robert Cotter, planned for April 1, 2016. To make Jersey City the "best mid-sized city in America," we need to conduct a national search for another planning director who will also bring creativity, appropriate thought, vision and practice to the current state of our redeveloping city. The Downtown Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (DCNA) a..>> view originalJersey City theater's new series explores society's effect on identity
The Jersey City Theater Center will be tackling issues related to personal identity and its relationship with society in a new series opening this week. "Identity," which is the JCTC's first series of the year, will look at the many ways individuals define themselves and each other, and how those definitions are often affected by our culture and community. The series opens Friday and runs through May 13 run at Merseles Studios at 339 Newark Ave. "The work in this show is powerful because it ..>> view originalJersey City pair facing PCP charges
A Jersey City man owing $14,000 in child support and a second city man have been arrested on charges they possessed two jars of PCP with intent to distribute near a school and public property. George W. Mack, 43, of the 100 block of Stegman Street, and Ray Pickett, 55, of the 100 block of Wade Street, were arrested on Saturday, criminal complaints say. Both are charged with possession of PCP with intent to distribute, intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of School 15, located at 135 Stegman ..>> view originalSee the dance, talk to the performers Sunday in Jersey City
BY ALISHA MORALES-LIZARDO Nimbus Dance Works will perform "Shadow of Sound" by Huang Yi (Taiwan), "Untitled" by Korhan Basaran (Turkey), and "Surface Tension" by Artistic Director Samuel Pott as part of NimbusPresents. Performances are at 2 and 6 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Nimbus studio theater, 209 3rd St., in Downtown Jersey City. Following the performances, there will be an artist talk back with choreographers and performers. Nicholas Ranauro, recipient of the Winter 2016 Nimbus Choreogr..>> view originalGun-rights allies, opponents spar in Jersey City
JERSEY CITY — Advocates for gun rights and gun control squared off during an occasionally testy two-hour debate on the Saint Peter's University campus last night. The gun rights supporters were outnumbered four to two but they kept the debate lively. At one point, Alexander P. Roubian, president of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society, elicited a snippy response from former Gov. James Florio when Roubian said Florio's re-election defeat could be attributed to the assault-weapon ban Florio..>> view original
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